While fungicide resistance evolves similarly to herbicide resistance, it can be more challenging to assess given the patchy nature of disease infection across a field, the decreased incidence of disease in dry years, and the multiple lifecycles some pulse diseases complete in a year. Bethany Wyatt, senior technical service specialist with BASF, says that Group... Read More
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Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan popularized the phrase "trust, but verify" in the context of the Cold War, but similar logic applies in the active battle against increasingly-prevalent glyphosate-resistant kochia. It's a safe assumption to trust that kochia is glyphosate-resistant in much of Western Canada, but there's still value in verifying, says Ian Epp, agronomy... Read More
It's like lemon juice on a paper cut for those in the far south of Ontario who haven't got an acre of corn in the ground yet, but the initial look at the emerged corn crop in the U.S. is looking mighty fine. Ranulf Glanville, chief market analyst with GrainFox, says that this early good... Read More
Whether we're talking imports of electric vehicles or pea protein, or promises made ahead of upcoming elections, tariffs are back in the spotlight in many Western countries, including the U.S. The Biden government's decision to impose high tariffs on Chinese-made EVs is in line with past decisions that were made by the Trump administration, while... Read More
How often do we hear the old adage "farming is a lifestyle"? The simple fact is that while farming allows so many of us to live a beautiful way of life, connected to the land in a way that the majority of people could never imagine, it's not an easy way of life. Unlike the... Read More
How do corn hybrids respond to foliar feeding? And what's the potential yield impact and return on that investment? Those are questions PRIDE Seeds agronomist Stephanie Myslik tackles on this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School. In 2023, Myslik ran a trial to evaluate how tissue testing and foliar feeding could impact the PRIDE hybrid A6929G4.... Read More
New survey data shows around half of farms that have farmland rental agreements up for renewal this year are expecting rental rates to increase, with some anticipating a significant jump in the land rent component of their cost of production. Rising land rent costs are coinciding with the increasing cost of owning land, as borrowing... Read More
Farmers across Canada are feeling varying levels of certainty about their ability to market their crops effectively at a time when the market has bounced off of the lows seen through the winter months, according to the latest survey for the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, conducted by RealAgristudies. Note: The Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index is... Read More
So many decisions that influence yield need to be made throughout the growing season, and it begins with the optimal seeding rate. As discussed in this Wheat School episode, seeding rate is a factor in tillering, tiller timing, and head size. The ideal seeding rate can also help with a smoother harvest and to time... Read More
It seems that when the spring hits each year, images start showing up on social media asking if a newly discovered arachnid might be a tick. While ticks have been a common sight in Ontario and Manitoba for a while now, they seem to be venturing further west as they travel on migratory birds. Along... Read More